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[nox-sssscraps]

April-June unfinished/unposted art dump!

[clone-kitty]

Eheheheheh here’s the two 2nd place prizes + honourable mentions for the 300 DTIYS (forgive me I’m bad at planning post dates 💀💀)

I had so much fun drawing these lill guys :33 I finished them up around the first fall semester of 2024 so they’ve been stored for a while lol 💀💀 but enjoy!!

All handles are on instagram!

First image = @/mystic_hanz

Oc’s = Spaceglow and Copper

Second image = @/lemons.peels

Oc = idk the name I’m sorry 💀💀

Third image = @/misty_kittyy

Oc = Yuu

Forth image = @baatir_arts

Mirage

[thelunarsystemwrites]

💙The two hundred follower DTIYS results!💙

We had some extravagant entries!! But alas, only our top four five will be receiving a prize! ^^'

In fourth place, may everyone welcome to the stage....

@somehhuuuhh!! who will also get my personal declaration of most creative entry!!

In third place, shining the spotlight on...

@and-bone-appetit!! I love love love what you did which the vines!!

Coming in second, rolling out the red carpets for... there were many to choose from, we actually have TWO second place winners, it was a tie!

@waxysketchd AND @determinedfanartist!! I loved both of these equally, and couldn't pick between the two! Which is when I remembered, it's my DTIYS and I can pick two second place winners!

...And finally, the one most akin to the original drawing, and first place, let's open up the curtains and let the moonlight in.... our first place winner is!...

@pixieperson19!!! This was EXTREMELY close!! I loved how absolutely on point you drew it!! While adding in your own creative touches!!

Also! Honourable mention to @largefound and @marisunshine903 for their unique perspectives in their drawings!!

PRIZES! I can't remember exactly what they were since I can't find the post, but I'm pretty sure they were the following!

FIRST PLACE: A fully/coloured shaded full body!

SECOND PLACE: Coloured nearly half body! (Thighs up!)

THIRD PLACE: Coloured shoulder up shot!

FOURTH PLACE: a doodle/sketch, ranging from half body to headshot depending on what's wanted! ^^'

RULES!

You may ask for any UTMV sans/oc, or your ocs as long as there's a full reference. Monster/nonhuman are my strong suit, but humans/humanoid is allowed too!

You may also request something like scenery, not sure why you would but you can! ^^

I will not do art of your irl face!

Once the outlines are done, it'll be sent to you, this is your last chance to ask for changes before I colour/clean up. Afterwards, what you get will be your prize ^^"

You may repost the art/use it as you wish, but no commercial use, no AI training, no tracing over it! Make sure to credit me if you repost!

I will only post the prize art if you'd like me too!

ABSOLUTELY NO com/proship related uses!

Don't request NSFW ^^" suggestive is okay

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO DENY YOUR REQUEST in which case you'll have to make a new one.

Uhh I think that's everything! Understand It'll take me awhile!

I'm bad at poses but I'll try!

Thank you to everyone for participating!! The next DTIYS will not have prizes sadly, and will be at 400 followers! <33

Once again, thank you everyone who wanted to join, who joined, who commented and reblogged, and more!!

Stay safe crescents!

Byeee!

(ALSOO I will be posting about prizes soon!)

[cherry-seeds]

here are some my traditional drawings!!! some of them are still sketches fyi!! :33

TW: bright colors sorta and a bit of blood

so my first drawing is a mermaid, second one is just one of my silly ocs, third one is one of my object head ocs, fourth one is a new oc i made and she's holding a piece of cake on a plate,and my last one is one of my ocs in a chibi style!! :33

[avopumpkin]

It's almost the end of the year, so it's time for me to finally upload at least one part of my Naruto OC Hikari ✨

I started drawing her on February 2024 and finished her normal attire clothing on December 2024 lol. She's supposed to have a summer clothing but I didn't have energy to finish it and I think I'll make a redesign of her summer clothes. This is maybe also second or third fullbody in my life? Not counting chibis, of course. But I was doing my best with drawing her body and spent a lot of time correcting stuff. But I think it was worth it because now she's proudly standing on her both legs. <33

Her orange top was inspired by tangerine festival top* from Pokemon Legends: Arceus because I love when my character wears it and I just had to give something like this to Hikari. Also, orange clothes are a part of my wardrobe for two years now and I love it. But I had no idea for the pattern on Hikari's top.

Her last name Hinageshi was inspired by red poppies because I love those flowers and they're national flowers of my country. :3 I spent a lot of time researching Japanese flower names, so I can select a proper translation. I'm still not sure if it's 100% correct, but at least Google shows me poppies when I search "ひなげし", so I guess it's a good translation? 😅 I'm not sure if I should hiragana or katakana for it, because Google shows me both versions. But I'll leave it in hiragana, because I have no one to ask about it. 😩 But I think I found someone explaining it on Reddit and I took hiragana version from that person. I didn't save the post, though. But I'll trust this person from a few months ago.

Hinageshi Hikari (ひなげし ひかり) got both parts of her name in hiragana. I decided not to put kanji for "Hikari" because a lot of names in Naruto got names in hiragana, so I wanted to keep it that way. <33

* Top I was talking about

[lunarthefrieschild]

ART CONTEST~★ (CLOSED)

-GUIDE-

How to join?

♡-comment

♡-like the post and reblog

♡-when u done drawing u need to tag #LunarARTCONTEST and @lunarthefrieschild

♡-chat me for more informations!!

What will the winner gets??

The winner will gets an digital art with shading I will definitely try my best on it and the winner gets a FULL BODY drawing (≧∇≦)/★~

What about the second winner?

Second winner will got a half body digital art with coloring 🙌✨

And the third winner?

Third winner will got a chibi digital art of their oc with simple color style but I will still try my best to make it look amazing (~‾▿‾)~♡

Example for winners art??

Hm I never actually did a full body drawing on digital art but that doesn't mean I can't try!! Well for the example can be like this it will be shaded greatly but except for number 1 winner wouldn't get half body but would get full body 👀👑!!

What about the 2nd winner??

The 2nd winner will got a half body art with full coloring!! For example like ✧(｡•̀ᴗ-)✧↓↓

Hm..so what about the 3rd winner??

The 3rd winner will get a simple colored chibi digital art for example like this!! (This 3rd drawing is not mine it's belong to the owner)

REMINDER-★

The characters you can draw to enter is only 2 options which is~

GUD LUCK<33🫶💗💕

(Tags please spread this it would be helpful, thank u and sorry to bother:] @boiling-potato @flamy-t @emuiy @mel-is-genderfluid @tsutsuji-mystic @screwzara @ykimhak01 @urlocalgworllol @rookie-choco @neongrimlen505 @natural-the-breadwinner @cyberanalogy @cool-persom 💕💗)

[urbanshadesworstemployees]

wow what is this!! a super cool blog for my pressure ocs!!,, wowie

as name and everything else suggests, this is an ask/ roleplay blog for my pressure ocs where I may also accept requests for drawing other ppls ocs with my ownnnn (or drawing requests for my ocs.. yeah) :33

smth smth to note is that (because of the lore of my ocs), there will be lots of mentions of death, body horror, gore (NEVER EXPLICITLY SHOWN THOUGH), and violence (if u don’t like any of that, id recommend avoiding this blog)

general rules are:

Keep any asks sfw. I wont answer any asks that make me uncomfortable either

if u do want me to draw ur oc with one of my own, specify which oc or ocs please (i have 7 ocs total, listed under the cut, and 3 have different variants). also please provide a reference of ur oc too :]

im open to roleplay stuff!! (may take a while cause i draw responses.. usually)

very open to interacting with other pressure oc blogs :3

drawing things generally takes a while because of school, mental health, etc etc. if I take a while to respond to an ask or anything, dw, I will eventually :)

will add onto this post as I go but under cut will be more specific things for specific ocs yay

Note: I haven’t finished all their files but I will add them as I go

wraith’s files (2 are wip) ⬆️ wraith dies like. a lot btw. although he has 3 forms I switch in between them depending on the situation and stuff (not during roleplays, asks, etc, more like between separate things) wraith is also kinda an asshole so I’m sorry if I come off as one when role playing with him 😔😔 /gen

ALSO. wraith in his first form is 17, second form is 18, and third form is 19 to somewhere in early 20s. also hes aroace. be mindful about that

(allen’s file are wip). hes a lot of where the body horror comes from so be warned there (based on pandemonium.. very meltly)

allen/uproar is 19 btw

(FERI’s file are wip). also an asshole but worse. again, sorry if I come off as mean /gen

(Laminar’s file are wip). she can’t move from where she’s rooted but she’s nice dw :)) as long as u stay OFF OF HER GARDEN. then it’s all good :D (slight body horror warning for her)

spruce doesn’t have a file (desc tba)

revenant/ rev’s file is wip (desc tba)

I’ll have tags for all 6 of them :D as well as tags for asks, roleplays, and requests

[stellabutcringe]

nate reveal!!!!! my beloved <33

ID in alt and below cut <3

[ID:

A page of drawings of my OC Nate in front of a light blue background.

Nate is a teenage boy with brown skin, brown eyes and shoulder length white hair. He has snakebite piercings as well as multiple ear piercings.

First image: Nate standing with relaxed posture. In his right hand he is holding a lit cigarette while his left hand is clasped around the strap of the backpack that is slung over one shoulder. His expression is annoyed and he's staring straight at the viewer. He is wearing black, ripped baggy jeans, a baggy black zip up hoodie over a white shirt and worn out black sneakers with blue laces. A red heart charm is dangling off of his bag.

Second image: Nate as the "I hate anime" meme, except he is shown hanging up pictures of my OC Briar instead of anime posters as he says, "I hate Briar." The drawing isn't coloured.

Third image: A coloured halfbody shot of Nate with insecure posture and holding onto his right arm. He is looking slightly over his right shoulder with a sad, troubled and almost fearful expression.

Fourth image: A simplified doodle of Nate sitting down and smiling brightly at the viewer as he holds up a peace sign. He is wearing a simple t-shirt and a long pleated skirt that reaches his calfs. Not coloured.

Fifth image: An even more simplified doodle of Nate crouching down with his hands on his knees as he's staring down at ants. Text next to him clarifies that he's hypnotized by the ants. Not coloured.

Additionally, in the top right corner of the page, there is a png of a Hello Kitty Squishmallow plush that's labelled as "also Nate (REAL)".

End ID]

taglist: @admiralblue @teaseat @swanconcerto @celestecreateschaos @6-atlas-6 @febreze-bottle-without-febreze @deviantaj

[varganardi]

Can you tell us more abt Laura pretty please

- @laloverboyy

AHSHSHHS YESS OFC <33

So basically!!

Her full name is Laura Bernardi.

She kinda started out as an OC and I wanted to have her as a character in my book - but who knows? She might still be in my stories one day HEHEH >:3 So therefore I've made her a background story already, but she's very based on me - with personality, dreams and goals, and family/friends dynamics etc.

When I started watching Better Call Saul I got this though of "LAURA AND NACHO WOULD BE PERFECT TOGETHER-" ...But I was also like: "ME AND NACHO SHOULD BE TOGETHER 👹" So I combined the two and turned Laura into a self-insert LMAO

Now for the story I have for Laura:

She's from Europe and spent her first years in Italy, before she moved to the US together with her dad and big brother Sergio.

They moved in with her grandparents, and she was very close with her grandpa - Valentino. He taught her to read and write and eventually she developed a passion for writing, just like Valentino had. He was basically her best friend, since she hated school and got bullied.

She is very close to her brother Sergio - who's three years older. He is very overprotective of his little sister and is the stereotypical "annoying brother" LOL He is currently living in Denver, where he's opened his own restaurant.

Laura is an artistic person. She enjoys poetry, music and art. It has been so since her childhood. Her interest in writing developed and eventually she started working as a journalist, after studying at university.

In her spare time, she hangs out with friends and family - they're all very important to her. And she makes her own books and poems too. She also likes reading and being outdoors, for example taking photos, going shopping or jogging/hiking.

She sometimes enjoy going to parties too.

Her fasion style is classy and simple. She also likes dark academia and grunge clothings (...but also adores pastel colors LOL)

As for her personality: She's both extroverted and introverted, it depends on who she's talking to! She is kind and caring, and good at reading people. Although she's a good person, she's very impulsive and sometimes says/does things without thinking twice. She was diagnosed with ADHD as a teen and also struggles with mental health.

She also loved animals! She has a cat and knows alot about cats and other animals. A bit of a nerd when it comes to cat facts :')

Relationship with Nacho 👀

Nacho and Sergio was best friends in school, so Nacho spent a lot of time in the Bernardi house. He got to know Laura's family, and Sergio got to know Nacho's family. The two families became friends and even had dinners together.

But Sergio and Nacho grew apart during the years. One main reason was Nacho joining the cartelm which he did not approve off. They stopped hanging out around the time Sergio moved to Denver.

After this, Nacho and Laura grew close. They had known each other for quite some years and knew each other well. They supported each other during difficult times and shared happy moments etc.

Laura even worked at A-Z Fine Upholstery (Nacho's dads store) before becoming an journalist! She was a troubled teen and Manuel Varga fixed her a job, and then she became colleagues.

They liked each other, but both were too scared to admit it. So they let each other go, and dated other people, breaking each others hearts over and over without knowing so...

After a bad breakup, Laura realized she still liked Nacho, and he developed feelings for her. They finally confessed to each other, and since then their love has bloomed.

Now, they live together in a house in Albuquerque, but plan on moving to Italy and start over, and live a life away from dangers and drama.

Laura is also planning on proposing to Nacho soon... 🤭

Random pictures

Laura S/I aestethic 💅

First drawing: The first drawing I made of Laura! Her design has changed a lot since LOL Second drawing: Latest drawing of her (and my fav art hahah) Third drawing: Sims 4 version of Laura :3

ALSOOO - This is what Sergio Bernardi looks like!! Had to make one for him too ahshshs (yep, he's an OC now and he's iconic)

That sums it up, I think ahhshss

THANK YOU SM FOR ASKING! <33 And sorry for making this reply so long LOL 😭

My English broke now and it's very late - so I hope this all made sense ahshshhs

[wabatle]

The exclamation mark on my tag is so cute don't ever change it pookie i love it

Alsooo

Drawing reveal tada! The first one includes oc×cc and oc×oc lmaoao

Second one was my main ocs! The left one was actually the origin of my username, my persona/main oc!

Third one was just a random oc i drew just bcz i want to draw that pose, i haven't really use him-

This one was like from last year if I'm not mistaken with my main ocs<33 (from left to right, kyler, miya and aizen)

This one is work in progress!! Im drawing my fav characters based on different aspects

Was originally from this but i can't do digital art for the love of god

omg I love them!!! Your style is so pretty!!! I wish I could draw like that 🤧

I get what you mean about digital art though... people that do it are so cool but I could never freehand if I wasn't drawing on paper 🤧🤧

[kastlequill]

🐇📚🦷🎨 for the ask meme please diana!! <33

🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both? 

for shorter works, it tends to just be a plain old reader insert written in second person pov, and i’m happy with that. but for longer works, i do prefer to have more substance attached to the reader character, so it often ends up like a mixture of an oc and an insert.

but i’ve been writing for ships again recently with the discovery of aeon (resident evil) and gojohime + satosugu (jujutsu kaisen). its nice being back to my roots of third person perspective and just canon characters :)

📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 

was brainstorming ideas for a fic challenge thing, but i don’t think i’ll be doing it because Obligations

🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on

if i have a chore to do that i’ve been postponing, i go stand where it’s at (e.g. kitchen sink), turn on music + move my phone out of reach, and just Start working. it really helps me focus and feel the time pass quicker

🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it

my fav cod fanart is these gaz drawings from @veradia ! the linework, the expressions, the likeness, the style… i just love it so much

[zuruaeclipse]

This is my second most recent progress update of the first artpiece shown in this postt (second most bc the most recent I actually haven’t saved and sent to my phone yet)

The guy in the middle bottom will be (to me, maybe not to you) drastically changed soon, but idc about that rn, I just want to share my progress because I’m really proud of this piece so far!

Characters so far are:

Tera (me) who is in the middle bottom with the glowing heart, currently pictured as a human-moth (lunar moth in specific) but that will be relatively changed soon and I’ll probably make a human variant for my school project (the version with “Identity”, which is the depicted version, the ‘true’ non-school version has a different word) that looks less like how I depict myself and more like how I am in real life

Zurua (name says it all, my in character self… if that works for describing it lol) who is to the left (your right when you look at the drawing) of Tera. I have a few more bits and babs that I might add to him, but for now he is complete outside of his clothes/torso not going to the end of the frame

Marsh (that’s a nickname, lol, I find that holding his real name hostage is funny) who is right next to Zurua, his print was a pain in the ass to draw… but his bow is cute :33

Plasma (the Lucario) who is in the bottom left corner, nothing much other than him being a shiny Lucario I actually own that I hunted for and caught as a Riolu! I plan on giving him his body, don’t worry, it’s just that I’ve been to lazy to work on it and line it up with his head correctly lolol

Zoru (the Zorua, creative, I know) who is even more in the bottom left corner. I actually have yet to get a shiny Zorua in the depicted form, but I got a shiny hisuian Zorua in my original pla save, and I just wanted to change him to be this form of Zorua (I was very attached to Zorua when I was younger, because I watched the black and white anime and had one of the two movies for that gen, so I’m attached to that gen as a whole but yk)

Loop (with the third wip shown in the post I’m reblogging you’d think I would’ve done Siffrin, but nope! I relate to some of Loop’s issues haha) who is in the top left. Nothing much, they’re done and while idk how I 100% feel about how he turned out I’m not about to change anything bc I’m still at least a bit happy with how it turned out

Ruffles (or the rivulet) who’s in top middle leaping under the letters! Not gonna change a single thing! I like how my design for him turned out, and I most importantly adore how the drawing came out! I spent forever on the slug-axolotl bit to make sure it looked right… so happy I did tho

Bubble (splatoon has had a chokehold on me since I was a little kid with my Wii U…) who is about to be the target of an attack from Ruffles. Octo expansion definitely helped me a lot as an early teen, so I drew my agent 8 OC first in the colours I finished with/are dominant for the weapon I first finished side order with. I love how she came out haha… it does look a little weird without Wave (my agent/captian 3 OC) there for her to be givin a little kiss to, but I think it still looks good on its own!

Anyway I’m gonna get back to doin the do… aka I have art this morning and it’s the perfect time to work on this piece hahaha… this drawing has a chokehold on me I’VE BEEN WORKING ON IT SINCE JANUARY 3RD OR SMTH

OOC:

Decided to dump this, two are WIP but whatever

Also, yes, the second one uses part of the first one as a sketch base, so what?

Oh, and if you recognise the guy in the third I love you

[bensiskos]

I HEART WOMEN COVERED IN BLOOD!!! ♥️♥️♥️

(ID - three digital drawings of my ocs, a smaller middle aged white woman with long brown hair named Peggy, and a larger young white woman with short blonde hair. In the first image, Peggy is being held by the hood of her coat by the other woman, who also holds a bloody ice saw in her other hand. Peggy looks scared, while the other woman looks at her with a blank, vaguely surprised expression. They both wear winter clothing gear. The second image consists of doodles, the first of the unnamed woman slinging a bloody sack over her back, the second of her clamping a hand over Peggy’s mouth, blank faced, and the third of gesture drawings of the two, showcasing a height difference. Text on the image reads “she - mid 20s.” The third image is a drawing of the two sitting in a four wheeler. The unnamed woman is driving, one hand on the wheel, the other on Peggy’s shoulder. She has a neutral expression, while Peggy looks scared. Text in a thought bubble behind Peggy reads “ohh my god. ALL my coworkers are dead and I’ll never get to go home this sucks so bad.” The bubble behind the other woman reads “this is great I have a new friend who can also fix all my equipment :-).” End ID)

OKAYYY STUFF ABT THEM + THEIR STORY UNDER THE CUT

Hii these girls were inspired partly by that post abt loving edgy killer characters when they’re women <33 so I revamped an older idea I had about an engineer at an arctic research station :3

Peggy has a doctorate in Engineering & was assigned to this mission to the Arctic to retrieve data from an abandoned research station. Scientists had gone missing at the post before, so the team was also investigating that. A few days after getting there, Peggy realizes someone else has been living in the station, and repairing the utilities there. Her team won’t listen to her (they’re all guys & I didn’t want to draw them sorryyy) and eventually they all get killed off by the o person who’s been living there. Idk what her deal is tbh but it’s her turf and she’s got a large ice saw <3 she decides to keep Peggy around b/c she needs someone with actual knowledge & new supplies to help keep the station running

anyway ask me questions abt them & I might give u doodles :3 these ocs were also kind of a way of fighting artblock

[southernsilvers]

personally....i wasn't really liking the first attempt of drawing her, but ofc as i drew her more i got like better with her designs and such and she's so COOL

and i pumped these out @ like....3 in the morning???

[prince-les]

Hey I hope it's ok for me to ask for some advice here. My sky kid wears the eyepatch mask from season of assembly and I've worked it into her character a bit. Like as a human I don't draw her with the eyepatch but she is blind in that eye. And as a sky kid she always tells different over dramatic stories for why she has the eyepatch (krill attack, took a red rock to the face in eden, fell on her face while skating and cracked the mask, etc) but I haven't come up with a real reason for her to have it. Anyways I want to cosplay her but I've come across some stuff saying that using an eyepatch as part of a costume is ableist, which I understand. But would it be ableist even when wearing a mask with the eyepatch on it? I also considered just picking a different mask for my cosplay but then it feels like it's wrong to erase a character's disability just so that I can cosplay her. I know it's up to me to do my own research on the subject but since I've seen you draw Sei with a scar no matter what universe he's in, maybe you would have ideas on how I could make this work?

First of all, I don't mind the question, and thank you for asking my advice, in fact.

Second, your oc idea sounds absolutely fantastic; the idea that they overdramatise the whole thing just to get a snicker or two out of people's reaction is a fun concept and they sound great.

Third of all, where did you read about wearing an eyepatch for cosplay purpose is ableist?

It gets long so the rest is utc <3 also a small tw for mention of injuries:

Personally saying, I don't believe using an eyepatch in and of itself is an insulting thing to do. It's a piece of clothing, some people use it for aesthetic, some use it for medical purposes, pirates use it so they can see better in the dark.

I mean, if wearing an eyepatch as a costume is making you an ableist then we wouldn't have some badass pirates and characters now, would we?

Sei, and well, any character really, has a scar because of their lore reasons. Doesn't have to be something grim! They can just accidentally got cut by a splinter or glass shards. It's normal! It happens!!

Anyways what I'm saying is, you'll be fine wearing eyepatch for your costume. With or without the mask. Don't be worried about people calling you ableist just because you enjoy dressing up as character that you made and you love.

Remember, as long as you're not actively or purposely trying to harm others, it's fine to wear eyepatch however you want. Take it like a glasses with no lens, you can wear that on daily basis for aesthetic purpose only without being offensive to anyone, right?

Good luck for your costume!! <33 I hope it turned out great and you're satisfied with it!!

Also I asked some friend about this and they have a small message for you too:

[we-are-only-halfway-home93]

Come and Lay the Roses 34- Lots to Answer For- [Ivar x OC]

Summary: The rat is caught in a trap.

Characters: Ivar x OC, Bjorn x Torvi, Ubbe x Margrethe, Sigurd x OC, Hvitserk x Thora, Ragnar, Lagertha

Warnings: arranged marriage, violence, sex, torture, language, mentions of rape/sexual assault

Ch. 33

AN: I actually wrote most of this chapter when I first came up with the idea for this story so I didn't have to add much to complete it. Enjoy!

“Only trust thyself, and another shall not betray thee.”

~ William Penn

It was late, or early depending on who you ask, when Björn called the men together. Ivar was the only one who hadn’t been sleeping. 

The fire was roaring and the whiskey was flowing when Björn entered the office. Ivar was standing back by the windows, his tension palpable to them all. They were eager to hear what Björn had learned. 

Björn cleared his throat before unrolling a blueprint. “Ecbert owns three buildings on the south side of the dockyards. One of them is used for imports and exports. He uses it strictly for holding property that he plans to ship out of the country. Floki did recon all day yesterday and said nothing but tobacco and cider left that building.

“The second building is storage. All large personal property is kept there. Large-scale paintings, vehicles, and collector pieces. Anything he doesn’t have space for at any of his properties sits in that building. Rollo had one of his teams check it out last night and they didn’t find anything that gave off a heat signature.”

Björn took a deep breath and looked across the room at Ivar. The man in question straightened at the eye contact. 

“The third building is heavily guarded.” Björn gestured to the blueprint on the desk. “Four guards walk the perimeter at all times. Two stand watch on the roof. Infrared counts ten heat signatures moving inside at all times.” Björn took a deep breath and seemed to brace himself. “An eleventh heat signature remains unmoving in this,” he pointed to a corner of the blueprint. “Part of the building. After two days of surveillance, it hasn’t moved beyond the confines of that room.

“We can only assume that it’s Aaline.” Björn straightened and crossed his arms over his chest. 

“Assume? What if it’s not?” Ubbe was the only one brave enough to ask the hard questions. Björn nodded. 

“I thought about that. Twice,” He held up two fingers. “Ecbert was observed entering the building. The infrared caught a figure moving to that room, lingering for several minutes before leaving again and that’s when Ecbert left the building. We have to assume Aaline is being held in that room.”

Ragnar nodded and cleared his throat. “So, what’s our plan of action?” Björn smiled. 

“We take two teams to enter on foot. There are only two men on the roof so motion from below will draw them inside. Each team enters from opposite ends. One comes in from the east,” Björn trailed his hand across the east side of the blueprint. “The other comes in through the west.

“The team on the west needs to move quickly. One person,” Björn looked up at Ivar. “will break away from the group and head directly to this room.” He swept his hand across the room where they suspected Aaline was being held. “Ivar, your only job is to secure Aaline.” Ivar’s jaw tensed. 

“This entire mission is designed to get her out safely and quickly. Your only concern is getting her out unharmed. Revenge can come later. Do you understand?” Björn’s tone was calm but his meaning was clear. 

Ivar kept his glare on Björn for one tense minute before looking away. Björn took it for the submission it was and moved on. “As soon as we get the all-clear from Ivar that Aaline is out of the building, we’ll clear out the same way we came.”

He looked up at the grim faces of his brothers. “Aaline is the priority. We’re moving in to retrieve her and nothing else. Once she’s clear, we leave like we were never even there in the first place. Everything else will come later.”

Ragnar nodded. “I approve of this plan.” He leaned back and lowered himself into his chair, steepling his fingers. “Now, who is my rat?”

None of the sons looked at him. It wasn’t a surprise that they had kept their focus on Aaline. She had always been the priority. It was a surprise when Ivar cleared his throat and stepped forward. 

“Aethelwulf had a loose tongue before his death. Told me he’d give me information if I let him live.” Ivar shrugged when Ragnar raised his brows. “He informed me that Freydis had been stalking me and Aaline.” Ivar sneered as Freydis’s name passed his lips. “He told me that she was the one who told Ecbert to take Aaline.”

Ivar met his father’s eyes. Ragnar knew then that he’d made a mistake keeping Freydis on their payroll but he never thought the girl had the backbone to turn against him. He’d never underestimate another employee again.

He leaned back in his chair and looked up at Hvitserk. “Bring her here.” Hvitserk nodded and he and Ubbe made a quick exit.  

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Ivar turned when the door opened. Hvitserk ushered Freydis into the room, giving Ivar a firm look, and closed the door, shutting him and Freydis inside the room, alone.

Ivar smiled at her, his face giving nothing away of his intentions. Freydis smiled demurely back and stepped towards him until she was in front of him. “Hello, Ivar. Hvitserk said you wanted to speak to me.” 

Ivar hummed and brought his hands up to her face, stroking his thumbs over her cheekbones. 

Looking at her now, he couldn’t find what used to draw him in. Her eyes were dull, absent of any life she used to have. The smile on her face looked painted on as if she’d been drawn by the hands of an artist who had never seen a true smile of happiness. It didn’t reach her eyes. He could see the gears turning behind them, calculating her plan. 

“My wife is missing, has been for nearly a week.” Freydis tilted her head back as Ivar continued to stroke her cheeks. Her eyes were closed as he lulled her into a false peace. “Someone told Ecbert where to find her. Someone betrayed me.” She opened her eyes slowly, blinking as she focused. 

She kept her gaze locked on his as he searched her eyes. She was either stupid or delusional if she believed that he wouldn’t retaliate. “Are you going to deny it?” He whispered. She tilted her head up towards him and ran her hands up his chest. “No. I told them where to find her.” She pressed forward and touched her lips to his. He didn’t react.  

She pulled back and stroked his face, her eyes calm and content. “Where is he keeping her?” He asked. She was truly delusional if she answered him.  She smiled up at him and bumped her nose against his. “One of his warehouses near his home. He goes there every day to check on her.” Ivar was genuinely surprised that she answered. He underestimated her obsession with him. Never again.

Ivar smiled at her, betraying nothing. He pressed his hands against her hips, turning her back to him. Freydis leaned against him and hummed in satisfaction. Ivar slowly pulled the belt from his slacks, winding it around his hands. “I loved you once, Freydis. I never thought I could love another again after you betrayed me.” He brought his hands up over her head and draped the belt around her throat. 

“I must thank you, Freydis.” He whispered tenderly against the shell of her ear, stroking his fingers up the column of her neck. “Because of you, I know what it really is to love and be loved.” 

He pulled the belt tight around her throat and fell back, landing hard on the ground in front of the desk. Freydis gasped and struggled against him, her legs kicking uselessly and her hands coming back to grab at his face. Ivar turned his head away from her and tightened his hold on his belt.

Her struggles became weaker and weaker as the oxygen flow to her brain was cut off. Ivar maintained his hold on her until she stopped moving and well after that. 

He sat up, pushing Freydis away from him. He stood up slowly, the ache in his hips more pronounced than normal. He took a deep breath and pushed the door open. His brothers stood on the other side and they turned to him at once. 

He breathed heavily before shuffling forward, his gait slow and stuttered. He wrapped his hands around the banister and sighed. “She’s in the warehouse. He goes there every day to ‘check’ on her.” 

Ivar turned to his brothers then, his gaze passing over Freydis’ body with little care. “First, we get rid of the body.” Björn glanced inside the office and grunted. “Then, we save my wife.”

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